Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Subspecies Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884 - Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China Drupadia ravindra caesarea Weymer, 1887 - Nias Drupadia ravindra ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889) - Palawan Drupadia ravindra joloana (Staudinger, 1889) - Philippines (Jolo, Sulu) Drupadia ravindra fulminans (Staudinger, 1889) – Borneo Drupadia ravindra surindra (Druce, 1895) - Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan) Drupadia ravindra esla (Swinhoe, 1912) - Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.) Drupadia ravindra serunica (van Eecke, 1914) - Simeulue Is. Drupadia ravindra balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa (Toxopeus, 1931) - W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu) Drupadia ravindra connexa (Riley, 1945) Drupadia ravindra batuna (Riley, 1945) - Batu Is. Drupadia ravindra janus (Riley, 1945) - SW.Sumatra Drupadia ravindra banka (Riley, 1945) Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor) Drupadia ravindra resoluta Cowan, 1974 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro) Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983 Drupadia ravindra balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990 Drupadia ravindra okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991 Funet
Description Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about . On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails.
Larvae feed on Derris scandens (Papilionaceae) and Saraca thaipingensis.Samui Butterflies
Distribution and habitat This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines. These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about above sea level.
Bibliography LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Beccaloni G.W., Scoble M.J., Robinson G.S. & Pitkin B., 2005-06-15
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